Botox Ruined my Smile - Droopy Mouth Corner

Your story is like so many others on here. Botox works fine then it just doesn't. Someone on here described it as a 'crap shoot' and I agree. There are just so many people who write about how they have gone back to the same injector time and again with no problem but then suddenly everything goes wrong. It happened to me too. DON'T PANIC! And don't chase the problem by having more stuff done. It doesn't work and honestly will only make it all worse. Trust me. YOUR BEST DECISION WILL BE TO DO NOTHING. I know it is hard but wait it out. And believe me, it is way more obvious to you than it is to anyone else. Hang in there and keep us posted. Cheers.

Well, it has been 4 weeks now and still no change, in fact I look worse. This is killing me. I have been working but people keep giving me funny looks and asking if I am ok. Both cheeks are saggy but one corner of my mouth is worse still. My upper lip wont smile and i can't lift up the corners of my mouth. I feel like I am in a living hell and don't want to see people. I have more wrinkles where my upper lip won't work. I don't ever see my face going back to normal. I would do anything to go back. The doctor said it had never happened before, well why did it have to happen to me? How are you? Have you gone back to normal yet? I told my mum what I did and she said that it isn't noticeable but I know my own face and I think she just wants to make me feel better.

Botox works very well however it is technique dependant, The physician or whoever is injecting Botox has to have the knowledge of the muscles of the face completely.Plastic surgeons deal with these muscles and their function in cosmetic and reconsrtructive cases. Botox works well for the frawn lines, smile lines, forehead lines. It starts working in about 5 days and peaks at 2 weeks.When it comes to the lip line and elevation of the corner of the mouth and elevation of the brow, then you need the experts This is advanced course Botox and can not be done by any body. Make sure especially in these areas that the injector is an experienced plastic surgeon who knows these advanced techniques . If for saving some money you had a Nurse or an "INJECTOR" do that you will be disappointed.Many factors are important in the use of botox, experience, the dilution of Botox, how long the botox has been sitting in thr refrigirator before it was used on you. Botox should be a single use only with shelf life of 4 hours.Some are reusing the same vial for multiple patients, meanwhile Botox is sitting in the frig. for weeks.SO THAT YOU SAVE A LITTLE MONEY. There is fake Botox on the market. bware, then some buy Botox from Canada, is ti really from Canada or Fake Chineese? We buy directly from the U.S. company not even from a middle man. The Doctor is the only one who can inject any thing, Botox, fillers etc.One vial one patient. you may pay extra, but SAFETY and EXPERIENCE. That is true for any procedure. BUYER BE WARE. ASK QUESTIONS before the procedure.

I appreciate what you are saying but I did go to a doctor who I have been to before with no problems. Now, I am too scared to ever have anything done again. My life is on hold. I know people are worse off but that doesn't help. I wish I had never been so vain. It has been nearly six weeks and no sign of the botox wearing off. I just want to be able to smile properly again and get rid of the loose skin. I went to see someone else and they told me that the doctor went too medially and that is why I can't smile, and it is not my upper lip that is paralysed but that it is my upper lip that is compensating. Now I have a deep groove at the side of my mouth, I look awful. Just in time for Christmas, great.

Hello - I have only used Botox for about a year and I am in my early 50's. This last time, I had it done for crows feet and furrows and got a big bruise on the left side of my face. About a week later, I looked at a photo of myself and my left lip was seriously sagging - as if I had a stroke or something. My left cheek also appeared to be sagging more than the other side. I wondered if the Botox had migrated or if the injection was too deep. I went back to my treating doctor, who did an exam and said it was not the Botox, but that I have a case of Bell's Palsy and prescribed medications: Prednisone for five days and acyclovir for 7 days. Admittedly I am having difficulty accepting the diagnosis. I would like to hear how you can tell the difference between the effects of Botox on crooked lips and Bell's Palsy. Appreciate any feedback and counsel. Thank you and let's hope all our lips can get back to normal.